Mission Santa Barbara

The name of our mission is Mission Santa Barbara or "The Queen of Missions." Mission Santa Barbara was built on December 4, 1786 and its the tenth mission bilt out of 21. Father Fermain Lasuen built this mission but Father Jupipero Serra planed to build Mission Sant Barbara but he died two years earlier. Mission Santa Barbara is located 220 miles north of San Diego betwwen the Santa Ynez and the coastline. Mission Santa Barbara was built to teach Catholicism to the Native Americans, the Spanish king wanted more land for Spain, Spanish wanted Native Americans to support Spain's colonies, and for expand trade and buisness.

Mission Santa Barbara was built on the coast of California and on the El Camino Real. It was mostly made from adobe bricks, yellow native sandstone held together with lime made from seashells, and six foot thick walls with nine foot square stone butreesses. The mission has orchards, houses for mission workers, granary, padres' quarters, a cematary, pottery, a fountain, lavanderia, resevior, church, bell towers, aqueduct, and a cattle brand. Mission Santa Barbara is home to the famous twin bell towers. The bell towers are at the side of the mission entrance.

People and Daily Life

Some Native Americans lived at the mission. The men farmed whle the woman made products. The soldiers day was like the indians except they protected the mission. The missionaries taught how to make products and Catholicism.A day at the mission would begin when the bells ring then they all go to pray. After praying they all eat breakfast then worked. At the end of the day they would eat dinner, pray, then sleep.

Mission Santa Barbara had an earthquake in 1812 which destroyed a church and then another in 1925 which made major damage. Later on people rebiult all the damages.They Grew wheat, corn, flowers, and grapes. There was a Chumash tribe in the region where Mission Santa Barbara was.

Mission Santa Barbara is still used as a parish church today. It is also used as a worship place. The mission system ended because Mexico stared a war for indepedence in 1810-1821. The Mexican won the war and they thought that the missions were useless and Native Americans shoudn't work there at the mission. The land was given to people in the Mexiczn goverment and built ranchos instead of giving the land to the Native Americans. The Spanish missionaries brought ideas and skills to Calfornia such as making clothes, teaching Catholoicism, the spansh language, and new tecnologies wich had a big change on California. The mission system changed C.A.'s ecomomy from hunter-gatherer to farming.( agricultural) The Spanish also brang horses to California. The mission influenced on how we build buildings today.

Unknown author, California Mission Fact Card Santa Barbara, Toucan Valley Publications, 1992.
http://www.sbmission.org/history.shtn
http://www.californiamissions .com/cahistory/sanatbarbara.html
http://www.santabarbara.com/pointsofinsert/mission
http://en.wikiapidia.org/wiki/mission.santabarbara
http://wikianswers.com/q/what_crops_did_mission_santa_barbara_ grow

http://www.wedinsb.com/locations/images/mission1_big.jpg	Introduction The name of our mission is Mission Santa Barbara or "The Queen of Missions." Mission Santa Barbara was built on December 4, 1786 and its the tenth mission bilt out of 21. Father Fermain Lasuen built this mission but Father Jupipero Serra planed to build Mission Sant Barbara but he died two years earlier. Mission Santa Barbara is located 220 miles north of San Diego betwwen the Santa Ynez and the coastline. Mission Santa Barbara was built to teach Catholicism to the Native Americans, the Spanish king wanted more land for Spain, Spanish wanted Native Americans to support Spain's colonies, and for expand trade and buisness.
http://imagecache.allposters.com/images/pic/RHPOD/718-1074~ The-Old-Santa-Barbara-Mission-Santa-Barbara-California-USA-Posters.jpg	Geography and Architecture Mission Santa Barbara was built on the coast of California and on the El Camino Real. It was mostly made from adobe bricks, yellow native sandstone held together with lime made from seashells, and six foot thick walls with nine foot square stone butreesses. The mission has orchards, houses for mission workers, granary, padres' quarters, a cematary, pottery, a fountain, lavanderia, resevior, church, bell towers, aqueduct, and a cattle brand. Mission Santa Barbara is home to the famous twin bell towers. The bell towers are at the side of the mission entrance.
http://98studio.com/images/cityscape/horiz/santa_barbara_mission_01.jpg	People and Daily Life Some Native Americans lived at the mission. The men farmed whle the woman made products. The soldiers day was like the indians except they protected the mission. The missionaries taught how to make products and Catholicism.A day at the mission would begin when the bells ring then they all go to pray. After praying they all eat breakfast then worked. At the end of the day they would eat dinner, pray, then sleep.
http://projects.crustal.ucsb.edu/sb_eqs/images/bell.jpg	Hardships and Changes to the Mission Mission Santa Barbara had an earthquake in 1812 which destroyed a church and then another in 1925 which made major damage. Later on people rebiult all the damages.They Grew wheat, corn, flowers, and grapes. There was a Chumash tribe in the region where Mission Santa Barbara was.
http://www.kelt.com/hippo/travels/missions/images/santa_barbara1.jpg	The Mission Today Mission Santa Barbara is still used as a parish church today. It is also used as a worship place. The mission system ended because Mexico stared a war for indepedence in 1810-1821. The Mexican won the war and they thought that the missions were useless and Native Americans shoudn't work there at the mission. The land was given to people in the Mexiczn goverment and built ranchos instead of giving the land to the Native Americans. The Spanish missionaries brought ideas and skills to Calfornia such as making clothes, teaching Catholoicism, the spansh language, and new tecnologies wich had a big change on California. The mission system changed C.A.'s ecomomy from hunter-gatherer to farming.( agricultural) The Spanish also brang horses to California. The mission influenced on how we build buildings today.
http://www.missionsofca.com/mission-images/hcay9018-mission-03.jpg	Bibliography Unknown author, California Mission Fact Card Santa Barbara, Toucan Valley Publications, 1992. http://www.sbmission.org/history.shtn http://www.californiamissions .com/cahistory/sanatbarbara.html http://www.santabarbara.com/pointsofinsert/mission http://en.wikiapidia.org/wiki/mission.santabarbara http://wikianswers.com/q/what_crops_did_mission_santa_barbara_ grow